''Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle'' is a Canadian children's television program that aired from February 3, 1997 to March 26, 1999 on the Family Channel. It centered on the adventures of the title character, Mrs. Cherrywinkle (portrayed by Kathy "Babe" Robinson, of Philadelphia, PA), a stout woman full of energy who interacted with a variety of puppets in her home and garden. The puppets used in the show were created by Noreen Young &

Matt Ficner Matt Ficner (born 1973) is a Canadian actor, puppeteer, and entrepreneur. For over two decades, Matt has been involved in television, film and theatre projects. As president of Matt Ficner Productions Inc., he received a Top Forty Under 40 award ...

. Songs for the series were written by Randy Vancourt and Tim Burns. The show's format was adapted for the French network

Télé-Québec The Société de télédiffusion du Québec (; en, Quebec Television Broadcasting Corporation), branded as Télé-Québec (), is a Canadian French-language public educational television network in the province of Quebec. It is a provincial Crown ...

from September 13, 1999 to November 28, 2003. American Public Television acquired the show in 1999 for U.S. distribution, with Time-Life Kids obtaining home video rights; Motion International planned to produce more episodes of the show for public television stations if it was successful; however, that would not happen.

Episodes

Series overview

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1990s Canadian children's television series 2000s Canadian children's television series 1990s preschool education television series 2000s preschool education television series 1997 Canadian television series debuts 2003 Canadian television series endings PBS original programming PBS Kids shows Canadian preschool education television series Canadian television shows featuring puppetry Family Channel (Canadian TV network) original programming {{Canada-kids-tv-prog-stub